Cigar and cigarette extinguisher



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INVENTOR' orwlz J gaadm BYK ATTORNEY United States Patent US. Cl. 131-256 2 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The device embodies a water receptacle having a cover provided with an opening through which extends the upper portion of a resilient element the lower portion of which is submerged in the water content of the receptacle and is seated in the receptacle. The element is adapted to be manually depressed to immerse an upper portion thereof in the water content of the receptacle, whereby such portion on being restored to its uppermost will carry a coating of water so that on applying the burning end of a lighted cigar or cigarette against the wet coating the burning ash may be extinguished and scraped off into the receptacle.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the invention Numerous patents have been issued on cigar and cigarette extinguishers embodying a water receptacle wherein the lighted end of the cigarette is submerged in the water to eifect its extinguishment, of which expired Patent No. 1,744,763 is an example.

Description of the prior art The device of above patent, as well as others of a similar nature, embodies a construction whereby the cigar or cigarette is saturated on being immersed in water and is thereby rendered useless. The essence of the present invention resides in a construction whereby extinguishment of the lighted cigar or cigarette is efiected without excessive saturation thereof so that it may be relighted.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The device embodies a water receptacle equipped with a manually depressable element having a lower portion immersed in the water and seated in the container with its upper portion projecting upwardly exteriorly of the receptacle and adapted to be partly depressed into the water content so that on release thereof a part of such upper portion will carry a surface coating of the water such that on impressing the lighted end of a cigar or cigarette thereagainst, the lighted ash will be sufficiently moistened to eifect its extinguishment and its removal and delivery into the receptacle will be eifected.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a construction in the depressable element whereby the submersible upper portion thereof is adapted, on being withdrawn from the water content of the receptacle, to carry a coating of the water sufiicient to effect extinguishment of the lighted end of the cigar or cigarette impressed or scraped thereagainst without unwanted saturation thereof.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIG. 1 is a view of the extinguisher as seen in elevation with a portion broken away and shown in section and with the parts as normally disposed;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view thereof showing the submersible element in its depressed position whereby an extended upper portion of the element is coated with liquid:

FIG. 3 is a view of a modification of the extinguisher shown in FIG. 1, partly in section and partly in elevation,

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illustrating the parts as normally positioned after submergence of the upper portion thereof and showing the manner of extinguishing the lighted end of a cigar and effecting removal of the ash therefrom; and

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the structure as shown in FIG 1.

Referring to the drawings more specifically, A indicates a water receptacle embodying a removable cover B havinga central circular opening C, which receptacle may be of any suitable construction, adapted to contain a volume of water D or other suitable liquid.

The essence of the invention resides in a compressible element E, here shown as comprising a tapered spiral wire spring 5 seated at its lower end on the bottom of the container, with its lower portion immersed in the liquid D and with its convergent upper portion projecting above the liquid and normally extending through the opening C. The upper end portion of the spring 5 connects with a closely wound convergent continuation 6 thereof which norinally extends above the surface of the cover B clear of the liquid D and is connected to a handle 7 here shown as comprising a sphere adapted to be engaged and depressed by a finger of an operator, as indicated in FIG. 2, whereby the convergent portion 6 may be submerged in the liquid D as here indicated. The convolutions of the spring 5 are normally spaced apart as shown in FIG. 3 to permit its being collapsed a sufficient distance to effect submergence of the convergent upper end portion 6 of the spring 5 as shown in FIG. 2.

As here shown, the spherical handle 7 is attached to the' tip of the tapered portion 6 of the element E, by means of a threaded stem 8 passed downward diametrically through the handle 7 and having its lower end portion extending into a cylindrical spirally wound extension 9 of the tapered end portion 6 of the spring 5 and anchored therein by being imbedded in a solidified cementitious material 10 contained in the extension 9 as indicated in FIG. 1.

In some instances it may be desirable to mount the container A in a tray F as indicated in FIG. 3.

In some instances it may be desirable to provide a partial closure for the opening C when the device is not in use. As here shown closure comprises an annulus G through which the reduced upper convolutions of the spring 5 are wound to hold the annulus in place so that the outer portion of the annulus will overlie the margin of opening C as shown in FIG. 3.

The top wall of the cover B is preferably inclined downward toward the margin of the opening C from adjacent the margin of the cover so as to afford drainage of liquid directed on the cover and also direct ashes deposited thereon toward the opening.

In the operation of the invention, a suitable quantity of liquid D preferably water, is placed in the receptacle, with the collapsible element 5 seated therein whereupon the cover B is positioned on the receptacle with the tapered upper portion 6 of the element projecting through the opening C as indicated in FIG. 1 and with the annulus G seated on the underside of the margin of the opening C.

When it is desired to extinguish a lighted cigar or cigarette the tapered upper portion 6 of the element E is initially submerged in the liquid D by depressing the element as indicated in FIG. 2, whereby such tapered portion is provided with a coating of the liquid which will cling thereto on the element being restored to its normal upper position, as shown in FIG. 3; said tapered portion 6 then projecting above the cover B in a position wherein the .lighted end of the cigar or cigarette may be readily impressed against the portion 6 so as to effect its extinguishment and the removal of the ash. In so doing the ash will be deposited on the tapered portion 6 so that by again submerging such portion the ash will be flushed therefrom and deposited in the body of liquid D.

By this arrangement and mode of operation, pollution of surrounding atmosphere with tobacco smoke as is occasioned by smudging the burning end of a cigar or cigarette in an ash tray, is obviated, and the removed ash is deposited in liquid which may be readily flushed in cleansing the container.

A particular advantage attained by the use of the invention resides in prevention of saturation of the cigar or cigarette such as to preclude further use thereof.

I claim:

1. In a device for extinguishing lighted cigars and cigarettes:

(a) a liquid containing receptacle;

(b) a cover on said receptacle having an opening therein; and

(c) a compressible resilient element having an end portion seated in said receptacle and submerged in the liquid therein and having a tapered upper end portion projecting through said opening above the liquid in said receptacle and adapted to be depressed into said liquid.

2. In a device for extinguishing lighted cigars and cigarettes;

(a) a liquid containing receptacle;

(b) a cover on said receptacle having an opening therein; and

(c) a compressible resilient element having an end portion seated in said receptacle and submerged in the liquid therein and having an upper end portion projecting through said opening above the liquid in said receptacle and adapted to be depressed into said liquid;

(d) said element together with said end portion thereof being spirally Wound with the convolutions of the lower portion normally spaced apart and the convolutions of said end portion being closely wound.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 854,542 5/1907 St. Clair.

1,744,763 1/1930 Herrick 131-256 1,966,774 7/1934 Uitto 131-256 2,098,337 11/1937 Edwards 131-256 2,508,575 5/1950 Klekot 131-236 JOSEPH S. REICH, Primary Examiner 

